Heraclio Díaz lives in the Canary Islands (Spain). During his travels he finds attractive packs of playing cards, and this has led him to become a collector. His interest continues to grow, and lately he has designed around ten complete limited edition packs on a variety of themes. Heraclio has also produced replicas of famous antiquarian packs for his own pleasure. He is currently working on a new pack featuring old propaganda posters… |
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Above: Heraclio's 'La Jet' pack features the new 'Euro' currency, plus some celebrity personalities. | |
Above: Heraclio's first hand-made pack, of which only one copy exists. | |
By Simon Wintle
Member since February 01, 1996
View ArticlesCurator and editor of the World of Playing Cards since 1996. He is a former committee member of the IPCS and was graphics editor of The Playing-Card journal for many years. He has lived at various times in Chile, England and Wales and is currently living in Extremadura, Spain. Simon's first limited edition pack of playing cards was a replica of a seventeenth century traditional English pack, which he produced from woodblocks and stencils.
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